Hawthorn Street, New Bedford Historic Walking Tour

The Hawthorn Street neighborhood is one of the premier residential neighborhoods in New Bedford. Developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, this Bruce Barnes tour visits important historic houses and sites along Hawthorn and surrounding streets from Page (by Saint Luke’s Hospital) to Brigham Streets.

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00:00 – Introduction
00:15 – Tour Start
01:13 – Saint Luke’s Hospital original building – 1894
05:21 – Cyrus Lee Mansion (Collins House) - 1880
07:18 – Edward Mandel Mansion (demolished) - 1883
12:08 – Alexander Smith Bungalo – 1916
15:30 – American Foursquare House – 1913
17:19 – Aloysius Westby House – 1911
21:32 – Savory Hathaway Mansion – 1892
23:45 – John Williams designed house – 1914
25:57 – “Helen G Wins” (Horse Racing on Hawthorn Street in 1909)
28:48 – Joseph Read Estate – 1890

Thanks to the New Bedford Whaling Museum, Spinner Publications, the New Bedford Free Public Library, Digital Commonwealth, and Google Maps for selected images.

Music composed by John Philip Sousa in 1893. Performed by "The President's Own" United States Marine Band

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